List of most-streamed artists on Spotify

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The following list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of April 2026, Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist in Spotify's history. Bad Bunny is the most-streamed male artist.[1]

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist in Spotify's history.

Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Bad Bunny a record four times (2020–2022; 2025), being the only artist to do so in three consecutive years. Drake has topped the list three times (2015–2016; 2018), while Swift is the only female artist to have topped the list (2023–2024).

Most-streamed artists

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is the most-streamed male artist in Spotify's history.
South Korean boy band BTS is the most-streamed group in Spotify's history.[2]

By year

Number of streams are listed in parentheses, where available.

By decade

Number of streams are listed in parentheses, where available.

More information Decade, Artist ranking ...
Decade Artist ranking
1 2 3 4 5
2010s[16] Drake (28 billion)Ed SheeranPost MaloneAriana GrandeEminem
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First 10 years

The most streamed artists in the first 10 years of the availability of Spotify. While founded in 2006, the company officially launched in 2008.

More information Years, Artist ranking ...
Years Artist ranking
1 2 3 4 5
2008–2018[17] DrakeEd SheeranEminemThe WeekndRihanna
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First 20 years

The most streamed artists in the first 20 years of the existence of Spotify. While founded in 2006, the company officially launched in 2008, so in only 18 of the 20 years were artists available to listen to.

More information Years, Artist ranking ...
Years Artist ranking
1 2 3 4 5
2006–2026[1] Taylor SwiftBad BunnyDrakeThe WeekndAriana Grande
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Most monthly listeners

American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is currently the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify

As of April 2026, American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is the artist with the most monthly listeners. Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd was the first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners, while American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was the first female artist and second overall.[18] American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish was the third and youngest artist to achieve the feat.[19] American rapper Kendrick Lamar was the first rapper to both achieve the feat and surpass the 110 million mark. Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is the most recent artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners.[20] British band Coldplay are the first group to reach every milestone from 60 million to 100 million.[21]

More information Rank, Artist ...
Rank Artist Monthly listeners
(millions)
Chg Ref(s).
1 Bruno Mars136.53Steady[22]
2 Justin Bieber125.20Increase[23]
3 The Weeknd116.15Decrease[24]
4 Rihanna110.01Decrease[25]
5 Bad Bunny103.59Decrease[26]
6 Taylor Swift101.62Decrease[27]
7 Lady Gaga96.17Steady[28]
8 Coldplay91.67Steady[29]
9 Drake88.82Steady[30]
10 Billie Eilish83.99Steady[31]
11 David Guetta82.79Increase[32]
12 Ed Sheeran82.46Decrease[33]
13 Ariana Grande82.06Decrease[34]
14 Shakira78.18Increase[35]
15 J Balvin75.33Decrease[36]
16 Maroon 574.89Increase[37]
17 Kanye West74.35Increase[38]
18 Calvin Harris73.39Decrease[39]
19 Eminem72.99Decrease[40]
20 Kendrick Lamar73.31Decrease[41]
21 Harry Styles71.77Decrease[42]
22 Pitbull69.89Steady[43]
23 SZA68.56Decrease[44]
24 Katy Perry68.76Increase[45]
25 Zara Larsson68.30Decrease[46]
26 Sia64.51Increase[47]
27 Dua Lipa64.45Decrease[48]
28 Sabrina Carpenter64.28Decrease[49]
29 Lana Del Rey64.05Increase[50]
30 Michael Jackson63.84Increase[51]
31 Daddy Yankee63.41Decrease[52]
32 Travis Scott62.93Increase[53]
33 Sean Paul62.15Decrease[54]
34 Olivia Dean61.78Decrease[55]
35 Post Malone60.39Decrease[56]
36 Chris Brown59.06Increase[57]
37 Miley Cyrus58.42New entry[58]
38 Black Eyed Peas58.01Increase[59]
39 Sombr57.87Decrease[60]
40 Adele57.31Steady[61]
41 RAYE56.94Increase[62]
42 Doja Cat56.86Decrease[63]
43 Dominic Fike55.63New entry[64]
44 Linkin Park55.29New entry[65]
45 Arijit Singh55.21Increase[66]
46 Tame Impala55.18New entry[67]
47 Arctic Monkeys54.84Decrease[68]
48 Beyoncé54.68Decrease[69]
49 Rauw Alejandro54.51Decrease[70]
50 Imagine Dragons54.38Decrease[71]
As of April 8, 2026
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Most-followed artists

Indian playback singer Arijit Singh is the most-followed artist on Spotify.

As of April 2026, Indian playback singer Arijit Singh is the most-followed artist and Taylor Swift is the most-followed female artist on Spotify.[72]

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Timeline of peak monthly listeners

American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is the artist with the highest recorded number of monthly listeners.

This is a timeline of artists who had the most monthly listeners on Spotify since September 2015, when the feature was made public.[107]

  Indicates most streamed artist of the year[a]
  Indicates peak of most monthly listeners in Spotify history[108]

By number of months

More information Artist, Number (share) ...
ArtistNumber (share)Last monthFirst month
The Weeknd57 months (44.9%) November 2025 September 2015
Justin Bieber17 months (13.4%) December 2021 November 2015
Ed Sheeran17 months (13.4%) October 2022 February 2017
Bruno Mars12 months (9.4%) March 2026 November 2024
Drake8 months (6.3%) May 2018 May 2016
Ariana Grande7 months (5.5%) December 2025 November 2018
Taylor Swift3 months (2.4%) December 2023 November 2022
Khalid2 months (1.6%) May 2019 April 2019
Rihanna1 months (0.8%) April 2016
Daddy Yankee1 months (0.8%) July 2017
J Balvin1 months (0.8%) June 2018
Billie Eilish1 months (0.8%) August 2024
Total months127As of March 2026
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See also

Notes

  1. For the years 2019 to 2022, and 2024 to 2025, the most streamed artist of the year did not top the monthly listeners list.

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